Economics
What will be produced? How will it be produced? For whom will it be produced?
What are the three basic economic questions?
This Amendment includes the right to free speech and freedom of religion.
What is the First Amendment?
A way to get involved with civics in your community where you help an organization or group of people.
What is volunteering?
These are the five rights protected by the 1st Amendment.
What is 1. Freedom of Religion, 2. Freedom of Assembly, 3. Freedom of Speech, 4. Freedom of the Press, 5. Freedom of Petition?
This document was ratified on September 17, 1787.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
When you are allowed to choose to buy something that you want.
What is economic freedom?
This Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This phrase describes how a person makes a difference in a community's civic life, through both political and non-political processes.
What is civic engagement?
This amendment protects people accused of crimes AND protects our property from being taken by the government.
What is the 5th Amendment?
The Preamble, the 7 Articles and the 27 amendments.
What are the 3 parts of the Constitution?
Fairness and justice in economics.
What is economic equity?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?
A document with thousands of signatures created to change the mind of those in charge.
What is a petition?
This duty of American citizens protects our 6th Amendment right to a trial by our peers.
What is jury duty?
These change the Constitution.
What are amendments?
The first and oldest economic system where tradition dictates what a society makes.
What is a traditional economy?
This amendment provided women with the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
The first thing that comes to mind to people when they think of civic engagement.
What is voting?
Citizens are no longer protected by this amendment if they are putting others in, "clear and present danger." (ie; saying things that are harmful or threatening).
What is the 1st Amendment?
Articles 1, 2, and 3 created the legislative branch, the judicial branch, and the executive branch.
What are the three branches of government?
Decisions in this economy are all made by the government.
What is a command economy?
This amendment made poll taxes illegal.
What is the 24th Amendment?
When someone does something for other people rather than for herself.
What is the common good?
This amendment ensures that any powers not specifically granted to the FEDERAL government go to the STATES.
What is the 10th Amendment?
The Constitution designated the legislative branch with the job of making the laws.
What is the job of Congress?